Robert Rauschenberg

American · 1925–2008 · Painter, Printmaker

Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements… (Wikipedia)

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Gospel Yodel (Salvage Series)Phillips · Oct 2025£709,500≈ $952,646≈ €817,792Sign up to see
County Sweep (Galvanic Suite)Ketterer Kunst · Jun 2018€537,500≈ $631,778≈ £471,581Sign up to see
Climb (Urban Bourbon)Phillips · May 2026$619,200≈ £461,401≈ €533,839Sign up to see

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Signs, 1970
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 116/250
I. 88.9 x 67.6 cm (35 x 26 5/8 in.) S. 108.3 x 86 cm (42 5/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 69
$52,500≈ £40,046≈ €45,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
People Have Enough Trouble Without Being Intimidated by an Artichoke, 1979
Drawing · ed. 21/100
sheet - 30.5" high x 23" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 7, 2018 · Lot 81
$1,100≈ £843≈ €958HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Cy + Relics—Rome, 1952
Photograph · ed. 9/25
14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (37.8 x 37.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 1
$12,500≈ £9,626≈ €10,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Quiet House - Black Mountain, 1949
Photograph · ed. 6/25
14 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (37.8 x 37.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018 · Lot 27
$6,250≈ £4,813≈ €5,434Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Signs, 1970
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018 · Lot 300
$31,250≈ £23,985≈ €26,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Pre-Morocco (from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary)
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018 · Lot 301
$1,625≈ £1,247≈ €1,400Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Dwan Gallery Poster, 1965
Print (other) · Paper
55 x 62cm
Van Ham · Sep 28, 2018 · Lot 65
€903≈ $1,045≈ £801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
Georgia on My Mind, 1998
Photograph
61 x 42 in. (154.9 x 106.7 cm.)
Phillips · Sep 26, 2018 · Lot 57
$68,750≈ £52,178≈ €58,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
Talking Heads, Speaking in Tongues, 1983
Mixed media · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2018 · Lot 211
$5,500≈ £4,114≈ €4,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
County Sweep (Galvanic Suite), 1989
Mixed media
123 x 305 cm (48.4 x 120 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2018 · Lot 919
€537,500≈ $631,778≈ £471,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €250,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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Robert Rauschenberg signature

465 catalogued lots by Robert Rauschenberg record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right36
on the reverse12
lower left10
in the margin8
lower centre6
along the bottom3

Form

signed283
signed in pencil95
signed and dated79
initialled6
monogrammed1
with seals1

Signed, numbered and dated on the lower right: Rauschenberg, AP 10/25, 73 — Plot from Reality and Paradoxes, im Kinsky, Jun 16, 2026
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 93" lower right of the right element — Climb (Urban Bourbon), Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 90" lower right — South Haunt (Borealis), Phillips, May 21, 2026

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About Robert Rauschenberg

Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements including the New York School, Conceptual Art, Pop art, and Neo-Dada. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artworks which incorporated everyday objects as art materials and which blurred the distinctions between painting and sculpture. Rauschenberg was primarily a painter and a sculptor, but he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking and performance.

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